Jane Friedman

Pay Attention to the Obsessive Workings of Your Mind

The headlines, facts, and observations that fuel your obsessions will seed your ...

Tropes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Just as a painter uses brushes and colors to blend and create, writers can exper...

Workshopper Beware: Navigating the Risky Waters of Writ...

Sometimes, for some writers, workshops are magical. But attendees should be prep...

3 Elements That Make Historical Romance Successful

If you approach a book with a writer’s eye, even the most pleasurable, light rea...

Hybrid Publishers and Paid Publishing Services: Red Fla...

If you’re an author seeking a hybrid publisher or self-publishing assistance, it...

Author Platform Follows the Work

One author threw herself into platform building and engagement, only to lose sig...

Substack Is Both Great and Terrible for Authors

Substack's business model relies on you charging readers, but don’t discount the...

Emotional Intimacy Between Characters Isn’t Just for Ro...

No matter what you’re writing, emotional intimacy between characters is importan...

Demystifying Miscreant Memories and Crafting a More Aut...

Memoirists owe it to readers to tell them the truth. But what do you do when the...

Why You Need a Press Release in the Digital Age

Whether you write novels or nonfiction, a press release is still an essential to...

Author Platform Is Not a Requirement to Sell Your Novel...

Publishers and literary agents know this, even if they pretend otherwise to conv...

What Taylor Swift’s Vault Tracks Can Teach You About No...

If a scene, storyline, character, or image doesn’t quite belong in your story, s...

Writing Rules That Beg to Be Broken

Aspiring writers are inundated with rules to follow—but writing is creative, so ...

Beyond BICHOK: How, When and Why Getting Your Butt Out ...

While you can’t publish a book without sitting down to write, there are many tim...

Confronting Sophomore Syndrome as a Published Author

On the release of her sophomore novel, one year after her debut, a writer reflec...

How to Write Realistically About Drug Use in Your Novel

A new book, The Grim Reader, helps authors understand how to write convincingly ...

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